National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

Synonyms

Withdrawal Syndrome

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

Drug Withdrawal

Definitions

A substance-specific organic brain syndrome that follows the discontinuation of administration or use, or reduction in intake of an addictive substance, e.g. opioids, barbiturates and alcohol; amphetamines or similarly acting sympathomimetics; cocaine; nicotine; sedatives, hypnotics, or anxiolytics. Syndrome manifests with diverse, often painful physical and psychological symptoms, which include but not limited to intense drug craving, anxiety, depression, insomnia, nausea, perspiration, body aches, tremors, hallucinations, and convulsions.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C35046

code

C35046

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C99147

Contributing_Source

NICHD

DEFINITION

A substance-specific organic brain syndrome that follows the discontinuation of administration or use, or reduction in intake of an addictive substance, e.g. opioids, barbiturates and alcohol; amphetamines or similarly acting sympathomimetics; cocaine; nicotine; sedatives, hypnotics, or anxiolytics. Syndrome manifests with diverse, often painful physical and psychological symptoms, which include but not limited to intense drug craving, anxiety, depression, insomnia, nausea, perspiration, body aches, tremors, hallucinations, and convulsions.

FULL_SYN

Withdrawal Syndrome

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

Drug Withdrawal

label

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

Legacy Concept Name

Withdrawal_Syndrome

Preferred_Name

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C35046

Semantic_Type

Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

UMLS_CUI

C0038587

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C35470

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28193

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